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End of Senate elections in sight
Candidates tire no longer allowed lo file election.s complaints Thr deadline teas lo Iile was I rula\
By LINDSTY DAVIS
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I lu* juclu ul Count il informed all candidates Thursday night that tin opportunity to file complaints would end. in order to bring closure to the elet tion. hut still provide a fair wav t*> hear all relevant complaints, said Jordan Love, chief )ustue tm the Judicial Counc il
li no time limit was pl.ii ed <>n the filing of complaints. tin JihIm 1.1I ( ouncil could he hearing 1 omplamt •> foi months. 1,ove said
Meanwhile, election results ,tr« scheduled to be released Monday, saul All Khan. Senate |>arliamenlai i.m anti a rnemk’r ol the Judit lal ( ount 1!
"Were trying to make it so every thing can he finalized before the elet tions are certified. Khan saul
Hearing all complaints In-Ion tin results arc announced also helps the 1 see Senate page 10
HI MM
Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912
INSIDE
Motivating the next generation
By ZACH FOX
Staff Writer
Troy Augusta never thought he could go to college. It is the mission of a handful of USC students to make sure this lOth-grader does, and to make sure
44 other kids just like him also go to college.
The group 100 Black Men of USC has started a program in which about six of its members visit Crenshaw Arts/Tech Charter High School (C.A.T.C.H.) to mentor and tutor the
45 ninth and 10th graders each Friday.
The main goal of having USC black tutors and role models for the high school students is to show the 45 black students that their attending college is an attainable, accessible goal, said Pat Smith, acting director and principal of the school.
After only a couple of mentoring sessions with the high school students. the desired effect of the stu dents visualizing themselves as college students is starting to develop.
"If they can make it to college after going through what they went through, that's a great achievement." said Black Adams, a ninth-grader at C.A.T.C.H. "I wish I could do that. Sometimes I envision inyself as them. I think that is me in the future coming back to high schools and talking to those kids."
The high school, which started as a charter school to offer students an alternative to the public education system, has turned into a haven for at-risk students from the area.
Ail 45 of its students are at-risk black students surrounded by gangs and drugs
I set? C A T.C.M page 11 I
They till know someone hIios nssiK'Uitcd 117/Vi a taring ... Every lime they walk out of their house they 're in (Linger if getting shot
PAT SMITH
director and principal Crenshaw Arts/Tech Charter High School
Monday. March 8, 2004
World-class cellist Yo-Yo Ma performed with the _
1t.SC Thornton * Orchestra Friday 7
PTxjtos by Racftel E has I Daily Iron*'
Dreaming of tha future. The students at C A T C H get to spend time with tutors from USC, giving them hope ot what they can achieve and become
Professors reinvent blood
INDEX
Professors develop a new "universal blood" type with a special polymer coating.
By ANNA CWETT
Contributing Wrfter
Seventy-five percent of the popula tion might benefit from a new "universal blood' developed by USC professors Jonathan Armstrong and Timothy Fisher of the Keck School of Medicine.
Working closely with the Red Cross to combat blood shortages, Armstrong and Fisher set out to create a universal blood, acceptable for use in people of all blood types. The development of such blood would be highly useful ui emergency situations and trauma centers.
Armstrong is an assistant professor of research in the physiology and biophysics department; Fisher is an associate professor of research in the same department.
Armstrong and Fisher employed polyethylene glycol (PEG), a simple polymer that can coat normal red blood
cells, to create the universal blood.
Widely used, PF.G was employed because it is normally considered to be both nontoxic and nontmmunogenic.
In universal blood, this polymer would be attached to the surface of red blood cells, whereupon it would form a coating and act as a physical barrier
This barrier would protect the donated blood from attack by the recipient's immune system by preventing a person's antibodies from recognizing foreign antigens in the blood.
Blood types are based on the type of antigens present on the red blood cells.
The natural universal donor, type 0 negative, may be given Jo all people. This is possible because type 0 negative does not exhibit either A or B antigens. Donations of O negative blood are normally accepted by all blood types.
Type A blood, for example, has A antigens on the surface of the red blood cells. This means that if the donated blood were to exhibit any antigens, they could only be A antigens. Otherwise, the body's unmune system would attempt to desUoy the foreign blood
The nature of the coating would still allow for the exchange of essential elements to the ceil, such as oxygen.
Currently, the universal blood Armstrong and Fisher have devised has been found to be compatible with only 75 percent of the population. However, this finding was "very unexpected," Armstrong said.
Amassing 350 blood samples from normal donors, about 25 percent of them exhibited an antibody to PEG. Armstrong said. All other possibilities have been ruled out and the scientists conclude that the polymer is to blame.
Despite compatibility with a majority of the population, the polymer causes a negative reaction m a significant number of recipients, under mining the advantage of the new blood Universal blood would be most helpful in emergency situations. However, because of the potential nega tive reaction, tests would have to be conducted on the patient before the blood could be used
By theu nature, blood transfusions I see Iliad page 11 I
USC earned a spot in the Pac-10 tournament with a 63-60 win Saturday. 16 Offensive tackle Winston Justice was suspended from spring practice 16
News LH*e»l........2 Upcoming.__-2
__4 Lifestyle.____7
12 Sports_______.1C
WEATHER
Today. Mostly sunny. High of SZ low of 60. Tomorrow; Sunny, high of 81
RELIGION & ETHICS
Faith draws from diverse traditions
The Unitarian faith is rooted in acceptance uj other religions and beliefs
By SUMAYYA AHMAD
Staff Writer
Unitarian Universalism, a non denominational faith tha! uuorpo rates tradition* from many ba. k grounds and faiths including Judaism Islam and Hinduism, lias j diverse lollowmg ot faculty and stu dents Irom aJ! religions and bat k grounds at USC .
Unitarian Umversalism Ux uses on gratitude for blessings which is the renewal ol hope and service on behalf of justice. Its roots date back to i see llmtl— page 10 i

End of Senate elections in sight
Candidates tire no longer allowed lo file election.s complaints Thr deadline teas lo Iile was I rula\
By LINDSTY DAVIS
SI.Ill Will .-I
I III Imlii ..ll I mill, il I ii’.ml if ..I ' I'll i linns Ti l.Ill'll i iil!l|*l.11 III Si.II.' n infill .illi r issuing .1 . |> in I u.! .. ill .ullini' lot SimI, mi S. I, ,1. . .n.i
.1,Ill'S In 111. 1 111-«1«• .mil I auren K.ill. was not .i\ .1 il.it*l« .it press time
I lu* juclu ul Count il informed all candidates Thursday night that tin opportunity to file complaints would end. in order to bring closure to the elet tion. hut still provide a fair wav t*> hear all relevant complaints, said Jordan Love, chief )ustue tm the Judicial Counc il
li no time limit was pl.ii ed <>n the filing of complaints. tin JihIm 1.1I ( ouncil could he hearing 1 omplamt •> foi months. 1,ove said
Meanwhile, election results ,tr« scheduled to be released Monday, saul All Khan. Senate |>arliamenlai i.m anti a rnemk’r ol the Judit lal ( ount 1!
"Were trying to make it so every thing can he finalized before the elet tions are certified. Khan saul
Hearing all complaints In-Ion tin results arc announced also helps the 1 see Senate page 10
HI MM
Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912
INSIDE
Motivating the next generation
By ZACH FOX
Staff Writer
Troy Augusta never thought he could go to college. It is the mission of a handful of USC students to make sure this lOth-grader does, and to make sure
44 other kids just like him also go to college.
The group 100 Black Men of USC has started a program in which about six of its members visit Crenshaw Arts/Tech Charter High School (C.A.T.C.H.) to mentor and tutor the
45 ninth and 10th graders each Friday.
The main goal of having USC black tutors and role models for the high school students is to show the 45 black students that their attending college is an attainable, accessible goal, said Pat Smith, acting director and principal of the school.
After only a couple of mentoring sessions with the high school students. the desired effect of the stu dents visualizing themselves as college students is starting to develop.
"If they can make it to college after going through what they went through, that's a great achievement." said Black Adams, a ninth-grader at C.A.T.C.H. "I wish I could do that. Sometimes I envision inyself as them. I think that is me in the future coming back to high schools and talking to those kids."
The high school, which started as a charter school to offer students an alternative to the public education system, has turned into a haven for at-risk students from the area.
Ail 45 of its students are at-risk black students surrounded by gangs and drugs
I set? C A T.C.M page 11 I
They till know someone hIios nssiK'Uitcd 117/Vi a taring ... Every lime they walk out of their house they 're in (Linger if getting shot
PAT SMITH
director and principal Crenshaw Arts/Tech Charter High School
Monday. March 8, 2004
World-class cellist Yo-Yo Ma performed with the _
1t.SC Thornton * Orchestra Friday 7
PTxjtos by Racftel E has I Daily Iron*'
Dreaming of tha future. The students at C A T C H get to spend time with tutors from USC, giving them hope ot what they can achieve and become
Professors reinvent blood
INDEX
Professors develop a new "universal blood" type with a special polymer coating.
By ANNA CWETT
Contributing Wrfter
Seventy-five percent of the popula tion might benefit from a new "universal blood' developed by USC professors Jonathan Armstrong and Timothy Fisher of the Keck School of Medicine.
Working closely with the Red Cross to combat blood shortages, Armstrong and Fisher set out to create a universal blood, acceptable for use in people of all blood types. The development of such blood would be highly useful ui emergency situations and trauma centers.
Armstrong is an assistant professor of research in the physiology and biophysics department; Fisher is an associate professor of research in the same department.
Armstrong and Fisher employed polyethylene glycol (PEG), a simple polymer that can coat normal red blood
cells, to create the universal blood.
Widely used, PF.G was employed because it is normally considered to be both nontoxic and nontmmunogenic.
In universal blood, this polymer would be attached to the surface of red blood cells, whereupon it would form a coating and act as a physical barrier
This barrier would protect the donated blood from attack by the recipient's immune system by preventing a person's antibodies from recognizing foreign antigens in the blood.
Blood types are based on the type of antigens present on the red blood cells.
The natural universal donor, type 0 negative, may be given Jo all people. This is possible because type 0 negative does not exhibit either A or B antigens. Donations of O negative blood are normally accepted by all blood types.
Type A blood, for example, has A antigens on the surface of the red blood cells. This means that if the donated blood were to exhibit any antigens, they could only be A antigens. Otherwise, the body's unmune system would attempt to desUoy the foreign blood
The nature of the coating would still allow for the exchange of essential elements to the ceil, such as oxygen.
Currently, the universal blood Armstrong and Fisher have devised has been found to be compatible with only 75 percent of the population. However, this finding was "very unexpected," Armstrong said.
Amassing 350 blood samples from normal donors, about 25 percent of them exhibited an antibody to PEG. Armstrong said. All other possibilities have been ruled out and the scientists conclude that the polymer is to blame.
Despite compatibility with a majority of the population, the polymer causes a negative reaction m a significant number of recipients, under mining the advantage of the new blood Universal blood would be most helpful in emergency situations. However, because of the potential nega tive reaction, tests would have to be conducted on the patient before the blood could be used
By theu nature, blood transfusions I see Iliad page 11 I
USC earned a spot in the Pac-10 tournament with a 63-60 win Saturday. 16 Offensive tackle Winston Justice was suspended from spring practice 16
News LH*e»l........2 Upcoming.__-2
__4 Lifestyle.____7
12 Sports_______.1C
WEATHER
Today. Mostly sunny. High of SZ low of 60. Tomorrow; Sunny, high of 81
RELIGION & ETHICS
Faith draws from diverse traditions
The Unitarian faith is rooted in acceptance uj other religions and beliefs
By SUMAYYA AHMAD
Staff Writer
Unitarian Universalism, a non denominational faith tha! uuorpo rates tradition* from many ba. k grounds and faiths including Judaism Islam and Hinduism, lias j diverse lollowmg ot faculty and stu dents Irom aJ! religions and bat k grounds at USC .
Unitarian Umversalism Ux uses on gratitude for blessings which is the renewal ol hope and service on behalf of justice. Its roots date back to i see llmtl— page 10 i